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Area Tech Councils Announce Finalists for 11th Annual Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards

Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner Recipient of Hall of Fame Award

Herndon, VA, April 30, 2007 - The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) has announced the recipient of the Michael G. Devine Hall of Fame Award and the finalists for the 2007 Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards, which recognize chief financial officers for extraordinary achievement and excellence in promoting the development of the region's technology community. The awards program, jointly hosted by NVTC and the Tech Council of Maryland with participation from the DC Tech Council, honors exemplary CFOs in the following categories: Public Company CFO of the Year, Private Company CFO of the Year, the Phoenix Award and Community Service Award. These awards are a joint endeavor of the four accounting firms of Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the chairmanship of the event is rotated among the four firms. The chairman of this year's awards program is Deloitte, represented by Andy Harrs, the Southeast Regional Managing Partner of Deloitte's Technology, Media and Telecommunications Practice.

The Michael G. Devine Hall of Fame Award recognizes an extraordinary leader whose contributions have significantly and uniquely impacted the Greater Washington region's technology business community during the course of his or her career. This year's honoree is The Honorable Mark Warner, former Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia and Founding Partner of Columbia Capital.

The Public Company CFO of the Year Award is presented to a CFO for outstanding contributions to his or her company's performance and accomplishments from January 2006 to the present. The finalists are

  • Jeff Babka, Neustar
  • Ted Dunn, SI International
  • Joe Ragan, GTSI
  • Michael Sicoli, RCN Corporation
  • Alan Stewart, ICF
The Private Company CFO of the Year Award also is presented to a CFO for outstanding contributions to his or her company's performance and accomplishments from January 2006 until the present. The finalists are

  • Bob Baer, ISS Proxy
  • Rick Rolandi, Softek
  • Mike Voslow, Network Solutions
  • Karl Williams, Multimax
The Phoenix Award, a new award category for 2007, is presented to a CFO from a federal agency or public or private corporation who has displayed great leadership, talent, innovation and determination in achieving success through finance and technology transformation in recent years. The finalists are

  • Tom Cooley, National Science Foundation
  • Zack Gaddy, Defense Finance and Accounting Service
  • James Martin, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Community Service Award is presented to a financial executive or technology organization that has raised the bar for philanthropy or otherwise helped improve the quality of life in the region. The finalists are

  • R. John Chapel, AVIEL Systems
  • Marilyn Crouther, EDS Corporation
  • Phil McNeill, SPP Mezzanine
  • Thomas Raffa, Raffa, PC
The winners will be announced and celebrated at the Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards banquet to take place on June 5 from 6 - 9 p.m. at the Hilton McLean in McLean, Va.